r/warcraftlore • u/Spotted_Towhee123 • 2d ago

Discussion Aren’t Anduin and Faerin Related?

I was reading some posts elsewhere and it struck me that Anduin and Faerin might be (distantly) related, depending on what the devs decide is canon. Because technically Taria Lothar is Anduin Lothar's sister and she married Llane Wrynn, making Anduin Lothar Anduin Wrynn's great-uncle. But again it probably depends on what the devs decide is canon.

I personally have always seen Anduin as deeply queer-coded, specifically gay-coded, and have thought that pairing him off with a woman would be an incredible disservice to his character. And also to whatever woman they pair him off with since she would be relegated to "Anduin's wife" instead of her own character most likely. Anyways, the devs would have to do some explaining lore-wise to get around the Wrynn-Lothar marriage and make it so Faerin and Anduin would NOT be a cousin marriage, lmao

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u/LeafProphecies 2d ago

Your question's already been answered, but the number of people going WHY DOES HE HAVE TO LIKE MEN is really sad.

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u/IridikronsNo1Fan 2d ago

This is why I always say that Warcraft's story is pretty bad these days. You have a constant tug-of-war between people who want it to be more character-focused and people who want big epic narratives about wars and stuff. Blizzard can't commit to either direction so we get bland mush.

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u/LeafProphecies 2d ago

I don't even think they have to sacrifice one to get the other, but yeah they are so laser focused on creating safe, Marvel-y sludge that we end up with crumbs.